My Own Genre Analysis

General

1) Why did you choose the text you are analysing?
The reason I chose to analyse 'Fast and Furious' is because it has been a successful film over the years and there are many parts to it which keeps the audience engaged with the film.

2) In what context did you encounter it?
I first encountered 'Fast and Furious" when I saw the trailer to the movie trending on YouTube. At first I thought it must be something outstanding if it is trending and then I continued on to watching the trailer and I was intrigued and engaged with the film. That is when I knew this is something I must watch.

3) What influence do you think this context might have had on your interpretation of the text?
I know that it had a very strong positive influence on my interpretation of the text as it made me really passionate and enthusiastic about the film. Overall, the trailer did its job to attract new audiences rather than the same audience thats why it is one of the most successful films.
4) To what genre did you initially assign the text?
The genre I initially assigned to the text was a action genre.
5) What is your experience of this genre?
My experience of this genre is exceptional as most films are thrilling and there is always unique storyline. It allows the audience to connect with the film as if they're in the film themselves. The majority of films I watch is action and every time there is a new action movie out I am always down to watch it as I know it will be engaging and not boring.
6) What subject matter and basic themes is the text concerned with?
The basic themes that is associated with action films are Revenge, Power, Sacrifice etc.
7) How typical of the genre is this text in terms of content?
This genre is very typical because there'll also be a villain that will come and disrupt the protagonist and that will be the disequilibrium and the new equilibrium will be either when the antagonist is put away in prison or killed. 
8) What expectations do you have about texts in this genre?
I always expect this genre to be thrilling and I always expect there to be violence however, I expect the problems that go throughout the movie to be sorted out by the end.
9) Have you found any formal generic labels for this particular text (where)?
10) What generic labels have others given the same text?
Companies such as Rotten Tomato and IMDB have said "The Fate of the Furious opens a new chapter in the franchise, fueled by the same infectious cast chemistry and over-the-top action fans have come to expect."
11) Which conventions of the genre do you recognize in the text?
A convention that a action film provides is that there is always a fight that occurs between the protagonist and the antagonist and it is always a life or death situation.
12) To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?
In "Fast and Furious" there is always a massive fight that occurs through out the movie and you can always see the build up to it. In Fast and Furious this is shown by the cars that is used in the film and the special abilities the cars have. For example sometimes the cars might have bulletproof windows and guns attached to the car, the car may also have parachutes. This is the build up to the massive fight that takes place and it shows the audience that the protagonist is prepared to take on whatever is coming their way.
13) Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?
The text often departs towards the ending of the film because there is often a emotional ending which causes you to feel sympathy for the characters which is completely opposite to the actual genre.
14) Which conventions seem more like those of a different genre (and which genre(s))?
A emotional ending is often associated with Romantic films however these emotional endings occur in action films as well. For example, in Fast and Furious there was a emotional ending as a tribute to Paul Walkers death which caused many people to feel sympathetic and to cry.
15) What familiar motifs or images are used?
In Fast and Furious there are always supercars and modified cars that are being used.

Mode of address
1) What sort of audience did you feel that the text was aimed at (and how typical was this of the genre)?
The audience that this film is aimed at is a audience that loves cars, racing etc. It is also aimed at a audience who loves fighting and violence.
2) How does the text address you?
The text addresses me as a Teenager/ Young adult who has a passion for supercars and how they're modified for special use.
3) What sort of person does it assume you are?
It assumes I am a teenager who loves the build up of how cars are used and how they are modified to go to war/battle and it also emphasises the strength of the cars.
4) What assumptions seem to be made about your class, age, gender and ethnicity?
I assume it is targeted towards males because in the film it is mostly the male that is the protagonist so it may target males so we look up to the protagonist. The age it is targeted towards is teenagers 13-18. The ethnicity it is targeted towards is most probably American's as the movie takes place in America however the film takes place in many countries so there is not a solid ethnicity it is targeted towards. 
5) What interests does it assume you have?
It assumes I have a interest in supercars and violence/fighting.

Relationship to other texts
1) What intertextual references are there in the text you are analysing (and to what other texts)?
This film has many parts to it so it refers to the first Fast and Furious.
2) Generically, which other texts does the text you are analysing resemble most closely?
This film resembles other films such as "XXX", "2 Fast 2 Furious", Etc.
3) What key features are shared by these texts?
The key features these films share is the build up to a large fight, the fighting taking place and the aftermath to the fight.
4) What major differences do you notice between them?
The major differences between them is that the protagonist have their own special ability or sometimes they are working in a team whereas in a different film they are working alone.